“Staten Islanders grew to become second-class residents a few days in the past as a result of town took a variety of Staten Island metropolis crews and metropolis personnel that had been dealing with snow elimination and moved them to Brooklyn,” mentioned Borough President Fossella, standing behind a mountain of snow and a few strong ice throughout a press convention on the nook of Laredo Avenue and Pompey Avenue in Eltingville.
He mentioned the intersection is “simply one of many many, many spots throughout Staten Island that we will present you.”
“This is only one instance of an egregious crosswalk that’s lined in snow with no indication of if will probably be eliminated,” he mentioned. “And we will use these crews who had been deployed elsewhere. They’re doing the identical actual factor in Brooklyn that they may very well be doing right here.”
Borough President Fossella acknowledged the crews who’re working around-the-clock shifts, noting they could be confronted with extra work as there may be potential for a weekend snowstorm.
“They’re doing their greatest to scrub the roads, however there may be extra work to do — a variety of bus stops, a variety of hearth hydrants are nonetheless lined in snow,” he mentioned. “Irrespective of the place you go on Staten Island, there are little pockets like this and anyone higher-up determined to take crews from Staten Island and convey them elsewhere. It’s a slap within the face to the folks of Staten Island who simply need clear streets, secure streets. With that mentioned, there was a mistake made and I hope town rectifies that and will get these crews again to Staten Island to assist folks get round. If that different storm hits, it’s going to be worse, it’s going so as to add insult to damage.”
